The Daily News. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 40, 14 February 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day is Bt. Valentine's Day. Interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth pige ot this issue. A, Press Association wire says that Phillips, the governor of the Dunedin Gio\ is being retired as from the 31st March n«t.

Dr. McCleland, of New Plymouth, has been appointed by the Government as Health Officer for the port of New Plymouth,

The street singers, who with voice and zither have been attracting considerable crowds during the past day or two, were reinforced with a violinist last night.

Whiteley Memorial Church.—Rev. S. J. Serpell's subjects for Sunday are as follows: Morning, 'The spirits of just men made perfect" Evening, "Pharaoh," or God's dealings with a rebel and their results.

Messrs B. J. Carthew and Company report having sold, on account of Mr T. Hood, of Ghborne, two dwelling houses situated in St. Aubyn-slreet, to a local investor. A c»riosity in the way of a shall has been found 01 S'ewirt Island. The specimen is of the kind commonU known as the mussel, but is of extraordinary size, measuring 17in ill length, and 7in in breadth.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonde-,'' is an acceptable phrase to an Auckland Stipendiary, who advised a tnmM couple that a month spent apart would pra ..i ly be conductive to fine weather.

A Press message from Timaru states that Mr F. 0. Mathers, ol Pleasant Point, has sold the coaching stallion Lord Kitchener to Mr James West, of New Plymouth, at a satisfactory price. Lord Kitchener has nsver been beaten in the show ring. | JThe Government, having d cided to take the ifhxbourne Estate, in Marlborough, for land settlement, formal notice to that effect appears in Thursday's Gazette. The classification is set out as follows:—First-class, 6,680 acres; second class, 23,001 acres; third class, 28,155 acres,

I Messrs T. Dickson and Company advertise a great clearing sale to make room for new autumn and winter goods. Particular) of some of the bargains to be obtained will be found in the advertisement. The sale will last for 14 days only, commencing trom to-day. I By a report of the Reshabite Council it will be seen that Mr Wh.tiker, of New i Plymouth, has been aopointed District Ohief j Ruler, and Mr F. P. OorkUl, also of New I Plymouth, representative of the district at I the movable conference in England. We (StaA hear that one buyer has con- : traded to purchase 20,000 fat lames fc is : season, mostly from the country served by I the Ea't-road. They are to be put tbroagh jthe Waitara works. Beet is a'so being 'looked for, but whether valurs are yet within the compass of purchasers for the Home market is doubtful, the fall in values in the Hame market having been heavy. fhe Waita»a Mail says:—The necessity of guarding culverts with hand rails wa3 j shown last week, when Mr Jennings had a , narrow escape from an accident. He was ! driving a'ong tte U;uti-road, when h : s horse, being frightentd, jibbed and backed over the side. Fortunately the wheels o' the vthicle went lull over the drain, but bad one wheel only gone over, Mr Jennings would have fallen eight feet down, and he would have had some difficulty in getting I out, even if he had not oeen hurt by the , fall.

I At a recent inter State Dairy Conference fsays a Sydney cable), it was left to the several States to make a test of the best temperature for the carriage of butter. The tests made by New South Wales experts show that on an butter kept at a temperature ?2 deg. fan., and un ier, wis better at tin end of s ; x w-eks than tint at from 33 to 33 degs. The difference worked out shows a gain of about 2j per pound in value in Kngl-nd. Pasteurised but:er kept as well at 32 as 22 degs. At Toko Sports on Thursday, winners of principal events were:—looyds handic p 0. Williams (iyds, ] ; district handicap 150 yds, W. McAsey, 6,ds. 1; JBer.jamin, scratch, ?; maiden chop, DHuniki 12-iec, I; mile handicip, P. Brough, lOOrds - 1 ; Whiting, 85yds, 2; U Smith, scratch,' 3 ; handicap clnp, 2ft tree, Dodunski, !)5--ec 1;J, Pettit, SUsec, 2, time 6tnin 5 2 ssec; hnrd'e race, Murray, owed 10yds, 1; 220 yds handicap, JTc v airl: sawing match, A A-*ev and Treves 1; 410 yds handicap, lie.-.air 1 ; alf-ruile, P. Brough J,